Under Performing Africans

What’s really good people?

OYA O; June 21^st is officially make or break for the SUPA Eagles World Cup hopes. The good thing is the match is the last one of the day so WIN we all will go to bed with smiles on our faces. LOSE and the country will be full of 100 plus million of MAAAAAAD Nigerians back home and in the diaspora. Am not really too sure what to expect; will Keshi’s LUCK officially run out and he can be giving his walking papers or will the boys spring a surprise and pull of a victory and all will be well with Nigeria once again. My prediction is neither; Naija will play to another draw and have everything once again come down to the last group match versus Argentina (one that I will miss by the way) and pull of an upset to advance into the second round. One good thing going for the SUPA Eagles tomorrow is I think I have identified the mole in my house that has put the kryptonite on our strikers boots so tomorrow’s match is looking promising sha.  

(S/O) To EVERYBODY enjoying the World Cup Holidays.

(S/O) To all of the viewers, followers & readers of the MY OMO NAIJA blogspot. Thank you for your continued support. Love iz Love! P

  

Ok people; let me get focused…

I first heard back in 2010 that the World Cup in South Africa was the time for African countries to shine and legitimately contend for a championship on our soil all to watch four of the five countries representing Africa (we need to stop counting countries like Algeria, Eygpt, Tunisia, etc. as African football playing counties I beg) pull a total no show with the exception of Ghana who carried the banner. This year’s world cup in Brazil has actually proven to be worse based on the performances thus far. The way this is going Africa is at a point in which FIFA will start to take spots away in order to qualify for the next World Cup.

Now at the beginning of the week I stressed the importance of remaining positive no matter the outcome and being supportive of our boys no matter how dismal their performances. This leaves me to point out several observations from the first week of the World Cup games;

1. How come all these Afrikan players appear to be struggling in the heat of Brazil during these matches?
2. I Love to see the Ghana team come out before their matches as Asamoah Gyan leads the call & response rhythms
3. France have the best kits at this years tournament. The Nigerian glow in the dark green actually looks decent on TV.
4. CAMEROON what are you boys doing out there?
5. Why do all the Afrikan players got kits in their hair trying to look like a combination of James Brown, Rick James & Ready for the World with all of that SOUL GLO!
6. Can somebody tell Ghana never to wear that disgusting white uniform again the next time they take the pitch?
7. Somebody remind or tell these Nigerian footballers that they are not European or British. They trying too hard with their TURRR-RI-BLE accents.
8. Only Nigeria will have another bombing story make the news only this time at a viewing of world cup soccer?
9. It seems as if every-time I post a word of encouragement on social media for the Afrikan teams they follow up with a STINKER.
10. I still don’t know what Brazilian ganja Alex Song was smoking on the pitch
11. A Nigeria LOSE is equally painful as a USA WIN

 SUPA Eagles will Fly in Brazil.

Football ALWAYS Matters

What’s really good people?

It’s been a long-time, I shouldn’t have left you without a dope to blog to consume you…Think of how many wack s**t your mouse scrolled through, Time’s up, I’m sorry I kept you thinking of “MY OMO NAIJA”, you keep repeating you miss the post from the blog so you turn on your computer, check your inbox as you get the alert that Capital P is back. That was just an oldie but goodie right there, some Rakim with a Big P flow boys & girls. In the words of young hungry Jay; “I’m sorry – what do you want me to do”? OYA; Let’s Go!

(S/O) To IYA Adira, Grandma for & Abike for a FANTASTIC Father’s Day!

(S/O) To IDIMU Keshi, Baba Luko, & Mr. Abe – My 3 POPS!

(S/O) To my Brova “J” – A FATHER FIGURE to many.

(S/O) Thank you all for getting us over 50k viewers

(S/O) To all my family & friends – I MISSED yall.

(S/O) To all my Super Eagles supporters; UP NAIJA

(S/O) To all of the viewers, followers & readers of the MY OMO NAIJA blogspot. Thank you for your continued support. Love iz Love! P

  

Ok people; let me get focused…

I woke up and realized today that nearly three plus years ago I wrote and posted my first blog titled “MY SUPA EAGLES”. Na Wa O! How so much has changed and stayed the same abi? Today in a matter of hours Nigeria will kickoff its 2014 World Cup campaign and truthfully nobody knows what to expect. I do know that if I was in Brazil as originally planned it would be a easier because I will be in a better position to work my Naija juju noni.

I know for starters unlike four years ago when I declared Peter Osaze Odemwingie as my favorite all-time Nigerian footballer I can no longer make such claims. I guess I too was drinking the Oyinbo na Oyinbo koolaid of Osaze before he decided to go HOLLYWOOD on Nigeria. The funny thing is his replacement and the Super Eagles new Number 11 is my new guy in the squad Victor Moses. So there is one change already.

Now what has remained the same is all of the lackluster performances in preparation for the World Cup. This is a known fact; if you no want ulcer, heart attack or hypertension then I strongly recommend make you no support Naija football. The agro dey too much I swear bros. For starters I still see too much of the DNA from the last team to represent Naija in South Africa in this current set-up.

So let me tell you a quick story before we get ready for today’s game; I traveled to South Africa to watch the Super Eagles play in the AFCON in 2013. For the sake of not name dropping (if you don’t know by now I HATE a name dropper) I will keep the player’s name out of this story. I was at the very first match in which a Super Eagles player was sent off for a Red Card. I always tell this story because at the very next game before tip-off against Zambia, my junior brother and I actually was sitting behind the Naija dugout and right in front of me was this very player. When the team came out to take their sitting and the suspended player walked up to approach me in conversation and nodded I totally DISMISSED him in disgust. At that very moment he was the reason I believed we were en route to a very quick exit at AFCON and Naija would be shamed by the football world once again. But as luck and destiny would have it, this very player returned from his suspension and was such a key contributor to the team winning the cup that he was named in the Best IX of the tournament.

There you have it, the reason why I tell this story is a reminder you never know who you will cross paths with in life. Today’s hero is tomorrow’s goat.  In life there are ups & downs and if your Nigerian then everyday is a STRUGGLE. The important thing for this World Cup is that we rally amongst our national team in total support. Not our typical jump on the bandwagon when the team is successful and stone them in failure.

This is why football is the called the BEAUTIFUL game. All eleven players working together for the honor of their country. The Super Eagles of Nigeria are Africa’s version of the Yankees, Duke Blue Devils, Cowboys, Manchester United; LOVE or HATE, WIN or LOSE, we are “MUST SEE TV”. So today we go show una how to spell I.R.A.N. noni.

UP SUPA EAGLES & UP NAIJA.